Chapter 620: Each Shows His Magical Powers
The Knicks scored 2 points in the opening three minutes, which shows that the Spurs' defensive tactics against the Knicks really worked, and the Knicks really didn't feel so good today.
In this case, after the Spurs grabbed the rebound in the backcourt, they actually launched a quick attack.
Parker took the ball straight to the left wing of the Knicks, attracting the attention of a large number of Knicks in this position, and then turned back and passed the ball to Duncan, who took the ball and passed it to Ginobili on the other side.
Ginobili didn't follow the principles of team basketball when he got the basketball, but shook the ball a little and actually used his body to force a breakthrough through Belineri.
Belineri's side didn't expect Ginobili to break through so decisively, and when he was defending, his position was too far forward, and as a result, once Ginobili started, Bellenelli was immediately thrown away.
As a result, Ginobili broke through and scored two points with a throw.
Ginobili broke through and rewrote the score to 6-2, and the Knicks did not take advantage of it after calling a timeout, but were continued to open the score by the opponent.
At this time, the Knicks really ran into some trouble, and although it was just the beginning at this time, there were some fans who said strange things on the Internet.
Many Spurs fans, as well as fans who don't like Li Feng and don't like the Knicks, say on the Internet that the Knicks' playoff tactics are completely fancy, and they really can't do it when they meet a real defensive team.
There is a lot of ridicule about the Knicks on the Internet, but there are also many Knicks fans who ridicule each other that the game has just begun, and it is too early to say that the Knicks are not behaving.
At the end of the game, the Spurs had a clear advantage, not only because they were 4 points ahead, but also because the Spurs controlled the tempo and used defense to contain the Knicks' tactics, although the Knicks had shooting problems. But this kind of rhythm, Spurs definitely prefer.
The Knicks did not have an advantage at the beginning, and were pressed and beaten by the Spurs, and in response to this situation, Tyberdu continued to adjust the personnel, and the upper Parsons result was not advantageous in the confrontation with Ginobili, and the upper Jones result Jones's offense was not very good.
The Spurs' perimeter defense was very good, and the Knicks switched to playing inside and were met by a strong sniping from the interior duo of Duncan and Split.
Split's low-post defensive ability is much stronger than it seems on the surface, Duncan's co-defense is super strong, and with such two people, the Knicks' relatively strong interior striking ability can't be played.
And so it goes. The Knicks encountered problems with their outside touch, and they couldn't open it on the inside, and the offense suddenly came to a standstill.
The Knicks are at an obvious disadvantage, but what is more amazing is that after playing a quarter, the Knicks were obviously in a weak position and did not be opened up by the Spurs too much, and the two teams played 20-15 at the end of the first quarter, and the difference was only 5 points.
The Knicks are finally in a weak position, which suddenly makes many fans and critics who don't like the Knicks rise, and the Knicks finally show their flaws. Fans and reviews who don't like the Knicks are a celebration of the crown, especially the Spurs, but also the Pacers and Bulls. Pacers fans absolutely lost too badly, and Bulls fans don't admit that they were swept.
At this time, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley also had some complaints about the Knicks. Kenny Smith said from the sidelines:
"Tyberdeau's tactics today are very strange, the Knicks clearly have a stronger offensive weapon, Li Feng's storage, but they want to reduce Li Feng's ball holding. It's not the most efficient way to attack. ”
Charles Barkley also said:
Indeed, Li Feng's possession of the ball is indeed too little. Even if you want the team to play more team, you don't have to cut the ball of a player so drastically. Even if the Spurs banned James in 07, Li Feng is not James."
Both of them have opinions on Li Feng's lack of ball-holding, but because of the different perspectives on the domestic side, the problems they see are also different.
Su Qun said to Yang Yi in the broadcast studio:
"Look, don't look at the Knicks today in a disadvantage, but it's not that there is no room for counterattack, the difference is 5 points behind the quarter, and the 5-point difference can be recovered by the Knicks at any time. So although the Knicks encountered suffering in the first half today, there is no telling when the Knicks will be able to get the score back. ”
Looking at the problem from different perspectives is completely different, and Li Feng and Taberdu are indeed not in a hurry at this time.
The reason is very simple, this is the first quarter, the Knicks have not fully exerted their strength, at least Li Feng has not started to go crazy, and many shooters in the Knicks have a bad start, and they can be adjusted slowly later.
The Knicks are slowly adjusting and waiting, and although the Spurs are leading by 5 points, the pressure is also very high. Because the Knicks have a lot of players who can score, they can lose their efforts if they are not careful.
This is the pain of the defensive team, as a defensive team must be conscientious and do not give up the slightest defense, so as to win, once there is slack, it is very likely to lose the previous efforts.
After a five-minute break, the second quarter began, with the Spurs ball starting with Parker and Danny Green slowly pushing in behind.
Dio and Bonner penetrated into the Knicks' bottom line, and as soon as Parker came over, the Spurs immediately ran back and forth on the left half, and when the Knicks' attention was fully focused on the left, Dio suddenly ran out from under the basket to catch the ball and shoot a mid-range jumper directly.
Dior is indeed old now, and it is a little difficult for him to play in the low post, but the projection is still there, and the catch shot easily scores on Diop's head.
Diop is a rough man, and it is indeed very difficult for him to defend the old ball Pidio.
Once the Spurs' half-court offense is completed, so that the Knicks can't play fast if they want to, and the Spurs quickly defend the half.
When the Knicks came over, they had no choice but to force half court, and Livingston ran over and handed the basketball to Jones from beyond the three-point line.
When Jones took the ball and pressed forward slightly, Livingston ran over to cover with Belineri.
Using this cover, Belineri came out to get the ball, and the moment he got the ball, Belineri made a feint towards the top, and Belineri's shot was too fast and followed Gary Neil, who ran out, had to jump, and he jumped up like this.
Belinelli went to the inside of the box, and if the ball was a better player, he would have made a layup, but when Belineri rushed in and Bonner came to defend, Belineri couldn't force a layup and could only deceive Bonner of a foul.
The second quarter begins. Although the Spurs have the support of veterans, the Knicks also seem to have found some scoring halves, and Belineri gave up his long-range shot and began to go to the basket to cheat fouls.
After a dull first quarter, both teams made adjustments in the second quarter, and the Spurs teed off in the backcourt.
Parker immediately held the ball and Dior as a high screen, and then Parker rushed to the basket.
At that time, everyone had a common understanding, that is, Parker could ignore him when he projected, but Parker must be defended when he broke through. The same goes for the Knicks, with Parker shooting towards the basket and several Knicks moving to this side. But Parker suddenly turned around and passed to Dio at the top of the arc when he hit the basket.
Dio is now playing power forward, he pulled away from the three-point line, and the Knicks were really caught off guard.
Jones finally ran out, but the tragedy was that he was too far away from Dior, Dior shot or shot with a straight arm, and Jones couldn't block Dior's shooting route at all. Dio hit a three-pointer right above Jones's head.
Dio scored another 3 points, so that Dio scored 5 points in a row, and the Spurs began to score consecutive points after the depression in the first quarter.
At this time, Su Qun also had to praise Dior in the capital:
"French magician. Although he is old, he is still a living treasure. The back body can't play, but the projection is still accurate, although Dior is not as stable as Duncan. But when it comes to talent on the pitch, he doesn't lose to anyone. ”
The sudden shot of Dior's old gun did catch the Knicks a little off guard, but this is also the reason why the Spurs recruited these old guns.
The Spurs' offense opened. The Knicks' offense at this time must also be opened, if it is not opened, the Knicks will be pulled away.
Once the Spurs were successful, they quickly retreated. The Knicks could only nibble at the Spurs' half again.
However, at this time, Livingston took the ball and passed the ball to Belineri, who also had a clear mind to let the team open the left half for himself.
In the left half, Bellener faced Danny Green, Green is certainly not bad as a shooter, but against Belleneri's feet is inevitably slow, Belleneri takes the ball and dribbles to the right side One step, two steps, seeing that the opponent's footsteps are sluggish, Belleneri twists towards a change of direction to the left.
Green couldn't keep up immediately, and when Belineri saw his chance, he raised his hand and shot a three-point shot.
Belineri's shot is extremely fast, the arc is slightly high, and the movement of the wrist is also extremely beautiful.
Barkley almost as soon as he saw Bailey's shot said:
"It's over! Entered! ”
Sure enough, after Bellineri shot, the basketball was cleanly drilled into the Spurs' basket, and Dio and Belleiri each scored 5 points in a row.
After returning from the second quarter, both teams had wonderful goals, sweeping away the dullness of the first quarter, and the fans finally warmed up.
Seeing that the emotions of the game were a little hot, Popovich was a little restless, and he jumped up to emphasize the defense.
Because if you play this kind of continuous attack, this rhythm is actually not good for Spurs.
The Spurs came to the Knicks' half again, and they still wanted to play Dio, but Jones followed Dio, and Dio's ability to play is now gone.
The Spurs could only play a Danny Green off-ball tactic, and Green ran half a lap to catch the ball and wanted to make a jumper. But Green is also in trouble here, and Belinelli himself is a shooter, so the defense of the shooter is still relatively in place.
Green took the ball, Belineri defended in place, and Green forced a shot that missed.
Once the offensive efficiency of the Spurs is gone, the backcourt rebounds are taken by the Knicks, and the Knicks will immediately be a fast break.
Jones made a long pass, the basketball flew out, and Belineri received the ball in front of him and walked quickly to the Spurs' halfcourt.
Bellinelli took the ball on the wing and pushed it forward, and the Spurs did pay attention to Bellener, with Bonner and Green in a corner position to defend Belleneri.
As soon as Belineri saw this situation, he immediately took a step back and retreated near the three-point line.
As a result, Bonner wanted to shrink into the three-second zone, and Green pounced, and in the face of Green, Bailey's confidence came, because the opponent was slow.
Belineri immediately changed direction with a crotch. After a quick shake, he continued to step back and jumped to the outside of the three-point line, directly throwing off the slow-paced Green, and after shaking off the opponent, Bailey made a quick three-pointer in the bottom corner.
"Huh!"
Belle's three points went in again, and Belle's continuous quick three-pointers and continuous wonderful ball-control performances immediately mobilized the atmosphere of Madison Square Garden.
"Whoa!"
The fans at Madison Square Garden were cheering and whistling, and Li Feng also stood up to applaud Belineri.
Belle's two balls were too beautiful, and the beauty was completely beyond Li Feng's expectations.
The atmosphere at Madison Square Garden is completely up. Belineri suddenly found his touch, and the Spurs had to use defense to control the game to the previous rhythm at this time.
At this time, Popovich jumped up and wanted the team to strengthen the defense and control the rhythm, but Parker was provoked by Belineri's table, and chased after the ball quickly, and then immediately passed the ball to Gary Neil, who ran over, Neil took the ball and hit the basket, which immediately caused a foul by Diop.
Gary Niel walked to the free-throw line and Popovich finally found his chance to die. He hurriedly replaced the slow-paced Green and replaced it with Ginobili, and at the same time, in order to strengthen the interior line, he replaced Duncan.
And Tyberdu's side was also immediately replaced by Li Feng. Both teams are starting to take the game seriously with adjustments.
Gary Neil hit one of two free throws, the Knicks got the backcourt rebound and immediately chased it, Li Feng passed the ball to Belineri again, and Belineri saw that the opponent's defensive intensity on himself had increased a lot.
Belineri was cunning and stopped attacking. Instead, he passed the basketball to Jones, who came up and hit it hard and missed.
The Knicks are on Li Feng, but Li Feng is playing soy sauce. On the offensive end, there is basically no effect.
And after the Spurs grabbed the rebound in the backcourt, they immediately launched a wave of rapid offense.
Parker rushed forward and went all the way to the basket before suddenly turning around and passing the ball to Duncan, who was close to the three-point line and hit a long-range two-pointer.
The Spurs, Parker, took the lead in chasing and playing, and Duncan's tactic of delaying long-range shots was a routine, and although this trick was old-fashioned, it was very useful.
As a result, the two teams were entangled and played 23-27, and the point difference still did not widen, but the rhythm of the two teams was no longer as lifeless as in the first quarter, mainly because the outside line of Belineri and Dio opened at the same time, and the ice between the two teams was broken.
The two teams entered a more offensive rhythm, which would have been more favorable to the Knicks, but now the Spurs are actually scoring consecutive points, which makes people feel that the atmosphere in the court seems a little weird.
The situation between the two teams is indeed a little weird, at this time the Knicks kicked out the backcourt again, and Belleneri scored 8 points in a row, and the Spurs' defensive intensity against him has come up, so the basketball can't reach Belleneri's hands.
But the Spurs made a lot of efforts to prevent Belineri from receiving the ball, and Li Feng received the ball very easily.
easily pulled out to catch the ball and received the basketball, Li Feng also had the intention to imitate Belineri, because Belineri's rhythm was too sharp.
In the face of Galinier, Li Feng changed direction with one hand, controlled the ball in front of him, and then suddenly dribbled to the right side, and Li Feng was also a quick three-point shot.
Gary Niel's defense of Li Feng was in a slightly lax state, because Li Feng scored 4 in the first quarter, but with a slight slack here, Li Feng scored a 3-point shot.
"Huh!"
Li Feng also came to make a three-point shot that stopped urgently, and Madison Square Garden really warmed up at this time.
Li Feng also came to join in the fun, cooperating with Belineri to play three points, and the pressure on the Spurs was great.
Popovich also shook his head on the side, thinking to himself Li Feng, aren't you playing soy sauce, suddenly come over to join in the fun, if Li Feng starts to attack hard, then the Spurs' good days will really turn upside down.
Seeing that the morale of the Knicks is about to rise, the entire Knicks three-point has been fully opened, and the Spurs must contain the opponent's momentum at this time.
Popovich jumped up immediately and urged the team to play more fiercely, and the Spurs were better at and adapted to fighting in hand-to-hand combat, so at this time Popovich wanted the team to play hard.
After Parker came over, he really broke through more resolutely, taking the ball on the baseline and continuously changing direction to break through Livingston, Livingston was indeed inferior to Parker in speed, and Parker took a step and threw it to score two points.
The Spurs began to strengthen their defense and increase the intensity of the game, and Livingston was pressed to defend when he got the ball, so Livingston could only pass the ball to Li Feng on one side.
Li Feng took the ball and suddenly broke through to the flank, and when the Spurs hurriedly helped defend the flank, Li Feng passed the ball behind his back and hooked it, and it went to the hands of Belineri, who was vacant at the top of the arc.
The players of the Spurs are all defending Li Feng, and the Pelineri side is naturally empty, and the vacant Pelineri easily shoots a three-pointer.
"Huh!"
Belineri hit his third three-pointer, and the whole court burst into cheers.
Kenny Smith couldn't help but sigh when he saw that the combination of Li Feng and Belineri was so sharp:
"Li Feng has Belineri's help, I'm afraid no one will be able to stop him this time."
Charles Barkley also widened his eyes and said:
"Yes! Li Feng's low post and breakthrough are invincible, coupled with Bailineri's projection ability, I really can't think of any way to contain the Knicks, and the other players of the Knicks also have strong offensive ability, if this pair can be more skilled, the situation in the league will definitely be turned upside down. (To be continued......)